Contacting Mike: Disclaimer

Ever seen one of those plate-spinning circus acts?
That's my life. Hence this message and my
FAQ
page.

Due to my work schedule (I have a regular FT job),
three blogs, six websites, an online institute, a couple of current
writing projects, and a family (it's nice to see them now and again), I have anywhere from
15-30 minutes per day for personal email. That means while you can
contact me byemail,
I will likely not reply to it. I will try to read your email, but given
the little time I have for it, even that will be difficult. This is
especially true after a Coast to Coast AM appearance.

If your question is about any of the following
topics, it isn't a good idea to email me. I won't be adding to what I
already have online (websites and blogs), or what I'm writing in my non-fiction book on the
divine council worldview (which was available to subscribers for a
couple of years; watch my Naked Bible blog for any updates on that). Here's the list:

1. Anything to do with the "serpent" in Genesis 3

2. Anything to do with the nephilim, rephaim, the
flood, or other giant clans in the OT.

4. The divine council (see
my divine
council site). This includes questions about the sons of God (I
don't take the Sethite view, as biblical theology didn't begin with
Augustine) and the book of 1 Enoch (you can read it online just as well
as I can).

5. Azazel in Leviticus 16.

6. Psalm 82 and silly (but common) objections to
plural elohim in that passage of the OT. See my divine council
website
again.

7. Sheol (or, "Did Israelite religion have a
heaven and a
hell concept?")

11. Anything to do with prophecy. I don't like any
eschatological system since they all cheat and are driven by a specific
set of presuppositions. I really don't care about the subject, though I
did take a couple months on one of my blogs to
write about why I say what I just said about prophe

cy.

And one last thing. Please resist the urge to give me homework.
I won't do it.

It isn't unusual for people to email me and ask
that I look things up for them and evaluate articles, videos, podcasts, websites, and even
entire books.
I'm one of those people who can account for every half hour of every
day, and believe me when I tell you that I don't need more to do. If you
want to know what I think on something, summarize it in a paragraph
(defined as 2-3 sentences of normal length). Then it's manageable---but see the notes
above. I can't be your private scholar or your library (you should
invest in one). My apologies, but it's the reality of it all. I'm just being
honest about it. I can't change the circumstances.